This is the official White House photo from Pete Souza, the administration’s photographer, and the only one you’ll see of President Obama shirtless on his Panama City Beach family holiday over the weekend. How come?

Conspiracy theories abound as to why the White House doesn’t want any more pec-tastic photos of the president in circulation, but it’s pretty obvious: They’re tired of all the beefcake magazine covers being snapped up by gays.

That, or like his hair going gray, his presidency is causing his chest to sag.

what president was photographed shirtless before Obama? what president before him had a body worthy of being photographed shirtless? none to my knowledge. A lot of firsts coming out of this administration…

Aug 16, 2010 at 2:22 pm · @Reply ·

Sam

There were plenty of Reagan. He looked good for an old guy.

Aug 16, 2010 at 6:14 pm · @Reply ·

redd

I don’t find Obama attractive at all!

Aug 16, 2010 at 11:45 pm · @Reply ·

Jeffree

JFK was photographed mulltiple times, shirttless on his boat.

Aug 17, 2010 at 2:44 am · @Reply ·

axos

Isn’t that cover heavily photoshopped? I remember him looking far less muscular in that picture, and his trunks were black. I don’t find him sexy either, and he doesn’t have to be. But in the months before the election there was a LOT of sexual tension on comment boards on sites like the Washington Post.